Uncommon Vocabulary

Use Part One Topic 13: Restaurants; Part One Topic 31: Cooking; Part One Topic 36: Food.

Grammar Point

Try to include some past tenses:

I used to eat this food quite a lot.

I remember the first time that I tried it.

When I was younger I wasn't so keen on this food but I've become quite fond of it now.

Others 6: Type of clothes

Describe the type of clothes you like wearing.

You should say:

What type of clothes you like

Why you like them

Where you buy them

Whether these clothes are popular in your country.

Suggestion

Remember the topic card states "type of clothes", not a particular item of clothing. Some examples could be sports clothes, traditional Chinese clothing, expensive designer label clothes or fashionable clothes.

Uncommon Vocabulary

Use Part One Topic 11: Clothes.

Grammar Point

Try to include some past tenses:

When I was younger I used to prefer wearing...

As I got older I started to get into trendy clothes.

This style of clothing didn't use to be so fashionable.

It started becoming trendy about 5 years ago.

Others 7: Favorite month or season

Describe a month or season that you particularly like.

You should say:

What the month or season is

Why you like it

What you do during this month or season

What makes this month or season special..

Suggestion

It is easier to describe a season. For example, if you choose summer, you can describe seasonal food, summer activities, summer clothes and the weather.

Uncommon Vocabulary

Use Part One Topic 22: Weather; Part One Topic 38: Seasons.

Grammar Point

Try to include some past tenses:

When I was a kid I didn’t use to be so fond of summer because...

I remember in the summer months we often used to...

As I got older, I started to appreciate summer more because...

Others 8: Type of weather

Describe your favorite type of weather.

You should say:

What the type of weather is

What you do during this type of weather

Why it is your favorite

Whether people often talk about the weather in your country.

Suggestion

Use the same content as Others 7: Favorite month or season.

Uncommon Vocabulary

Use the vocabulary as Others 7: Favorite month or season.

Grammar Point

Use the same grammar as Others 7: Favorite month or season.

Others 9: Extreme weather

Describe some extreme weather that you have experienced.

You should say:

What the extreme was

Where / When you experienced it

Why it was extreme

Whether this type of weather is common in your country.

Suggestion

The topic card states "extreme weather", so it is not possible to use exactly the same content as the previous topic. The easiest choice is probably a summer "heat wave" (an unexpected period of unusually hot weather), or a winter "cold snap" (an unexpected period of unusually cold weather).

Uncommon Vocabulary

heat wave cold snap unanticipated

out-of-the-blue (=without warning) severely hot / cold

Use also Part One Topic 22: Weather.

Grammar Point

You can use a mix of tenses:

When I was younger the weather used to always be quite predictable.

I had never experienced such extreme temperatures.

I hope I never have to witness these weather conditions again.

Others 10: Something good about your personality

Describe something good about your personality

You should say:

What this thing is

Why you think it is good

How it influences your life

Whether other people would agree that this is a good thing.

Suggestion

This is not an easy Part Two topic. The easiest option is to choose "honesty".

Date: 2015-12-17; view: 930